Northern Ireland

The Bar of Northern Ireland is looking for its new charity partner for 2025/26. Every year, the Bar's charity committee undertakes a number of fundraising initiatives in support of its charity partner.

A new action plan to address child criminal exploitation (CCE) in Northern Ireland has been launched. A four-page document sets out the cross-departmental, multi-agency plan to improve the government's response to the criminal exploitation of young people and to embed this within the child protectio

Dr Kevin Brown and Dr David Capper have been appointed as professors in Queen's University Belfast School of Law. Professor Brown is an expert in criminal justice and researches the relationship between the criminal law and society, particularly the impact of law on the most vulnerable.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has renewed calls for an independent investigation into the 2001 murder of Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan. Mr O'Hagan, who was secretary of the NUJ's Belfast and district branch, was killed in front of his wife Marie by members of the Loyalist Voluntee

A former nursing student with a cancer diagnosis has settled a disability discrimination case against Queen’s University Belfast for £25,000. Natasha Bradshaw, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, was supported in bringing the case by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland's personal injury discount rate has been set at +0.5 per cent following a review. The new rate is welcome news for insurers and bad news for personal injury claimants, being a significant increase from the -1.5 per cent rate set in March 2022.

Children and young people affected by sexual crime will be offered free legal advice under a new scheme in Northern Ireland. A new domestic and sexual abuse strategy and three-year action plan was jointly launched by justice minster Naomi Long and health minister Mike Nesbitt yesterday.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has launched a new series of explainer videos to promote the meaning and value of legal aid in civil matters. The video series follows the commencement of a review of civil legal aid by the Department of Justice, with the Bar submitting a detailed advocating for a positiv

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the Law Society of Northern Ireland against a decision of the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal concerning allegations including the non-production of documents on behalf of a legal firm. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Lady

A lawyer representing thousands of officers involved in the PSNI data breach has welcomed proposed mediation in the case. The unprecedented PSNI data breach last year saw the names, roles and other personal details of all serving police officers and civilian staff inadvertently published on its webs

Lewis Silkin's joint managing partners Jo Farmer and Richard Miskella joined colleagues in running the Belfast City Half Marathon on Sunday in support of The Sutton Trust.

Belfast firm KRW Law LLP has appointed Gary Duffy as an associate solicitor. Mr Duffy holds master's degrees in history and politics as well as human rights law.

Judicial review proceedings have been brought against the Law Society of Northern Ireland in relation to the disclosure of orders of the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal for Northern Ireland. Granite Legal Services is challenging a decision by the Law Society's registrar not to hand over copies of

Belfast firm MKB Law has appointed two new solicitors and a legal executive. Chris Quinn joins the firm as a solicitor in its private client team, advising clients on matters including wills and estate planning and administration. He also offers guidance on enduring powers of attorney and controller

Research by a law professor at University College Dublin has highlighted significant links between intimate partner violence and paramilitary coercive control in Northern Ireland.